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Rebecca (1940) and My Du Maurier Kick

May 13, 2020 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Rebecca 1940

Returning to Academy Award winning Best Picture Rebecca (1940) about ten years after I first watched it and immediately after reading the novel by Daphne Du Maurier.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Adaptations, Alfred Hitchcock, David O Selznick, George Sanders, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, Laurence Olivier, Reginald Denny

The Story of Temple Drake (1933) – Paramount Adapts Faulkner’s Sanctuary

May 30, 2018 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Jack La Rue with Miriam Hopkins

A review plus background information about Paramount pre-Code The Story of Temple Drake (1933), adapted from Sanctuary by William Faulkner. Book and adaptation are compared and contrasted. Casting and path to screen are covered, including George Raft’s refusal to appear in the film. Biographical information about stars Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue. Lengthy article, over 5,500 words, first appeared in Classic Movie Monthly #5.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Adaptations, Arthur Belasco, Elizabeth Patterson, Florence Eldridge, Harlan E Knight, Irving Pichel, Jack La Rue, James Eagles, james mason, jobyna howland, Louise Beavers, Miriam Hopkins, oliver hp garrett, Paramount, pre-Code, Sir Guy Standing, Stephen Roberts, William Collier Jr, william faulkner, William Gargan

Red-Headed Woman (1932) Reveals New Jean Harlow

August 6, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Jean Harlow in Red-Headed Woman

Jean Harlow lobbies for Red-Headed Woman and emerges as one of MGM’s top stars. Background notes on the film accompany a look at this pre-Code classic adapted from a Katharine Brush novel. The movie also stars Chester Morris, Una Merkel, and Leila Hyams. Directed by Jack Conway.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Adaptations, anita loos, Charles Boyer, Chester Morris, Henry Stephenson, Jack Conway, Jean Harlow, Katharine Brush, Leila Hyams, Lewis Stone, May Robson, MGM, pre-Code, Una Merkel

Behind the Green Lights (1935), Cops Vs. Mouthpiece in Mascot Indie

May 18, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Behind the Green Lights 1935

Based on a book by Captain Cornelius Willemse, the NYPD’s original “gang buster,” Behind the Green Lights pits the police vs. a crooked mouthpiece and features a romance between cop and lawyer. Easily found independent release is fast-paced and entertaining.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Adaptations, Christy Cabanne, Crime, Edward Gargan, Ford Sterling, Independents, J. Carroll Naish, John Davidson, Judith Allen, Kenneth Thomson, Lawyers, Mascot Pictures, Norman Foster, Purnell Pratt, Sidney Blackmer, Theodore von Eltz

The Man Who Played God (1932) Starring Mr. George Arliss

February 5, 2015 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

George Arliss in The Man Who Played God

George Arliss is a concert pianist who loses his hearing in an explosion. After learning to read lips he overcomes depression and despair by using his new talent to eavesdrop and help strangers overcome their own misfortune. With Bette Davis in an early supporting role.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1932, Adaptations, Bette Davis, Donald Cook, George Arliss, Gouverneur Morris, Ivan F. Simpson, John G Adolfi, Louise Closser Hale, pre-Code, Ray Milland, Violet Heming, Warner Archive, Warner Bros.

Arsène Lupin (1932) Starring John and Lionel Barrymore

December 28, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Arsene Lupin 1932 newspaper ad

John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore share the screen together for the first time in MGM’s Arsène Lupin (1932). Excellent mystery also includes strong work from Karen Morley.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: Adaptations, John Barrymore, John Miljan, Karen Morley, Lionel Barrymore, Maurice Leblanc, MGM, Mysteries, pre-Code, Tully Marshall, Warner Archive

Dark Hazard (1934) Starring Edward G. Robinson and Genevieve Tobin

December 10, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 21 Comments

Edward G Robinson and War Cry

Edward G. Robinson stars as a flawed yet likeable gambler who takes a shine to a champion greyhound in Dark Hazard, a 1934 pre-Code release from First National.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Adaptations, Alfred E. Green, Edward G. Robinson, Emma Dunn, First National, gambling, Genevieve Tobin, Glenda Farrell, Gordon Westcott, Hobart Cavanaugh, pre-Code, Robert Barrat, Sidney Toler, W.R. Burnett, Warner Archive, Warner Bros., William V. Mong

H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) – King Vidor Brings John P. Marquand Bestseller to Life

November 14, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Robert Young and Hedy Lamarr

Comparing King Vidor’s adaptation of H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) to the novel by John P. Marquand, and why both tellings are wonderful. Excellent performances from Robert Young and Hedy Lamarr trickle down throughout the entire cast, most of who are perfect representations of the characters Marquand created on the page. It’s a quiet story that tells a lot in the end.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1941, Adaptations, Bonita Granville, Charles Coburn, Douglas Wood, Fay Holden, Hedy Lamarr, John P Marquand, King Vidor, Leif Erickson, MGM, Phil Brown, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Sara Haden, Van Heflin, Warner Archive

Lust for Life (1956) – Van Gogh from Irving Stone to Kirk Douglas

May 25, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 22 Comments

Kirk Douglas in Lust for Life

Irving Stone’s novel Lust for Life from rejections through 1934 publication and compared to Kirk Douglas’ eventual portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh in the 1956 film directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1956, Adaptations, Anthony Quinn, Biopics, Irving Stone, John Houseman, Kirk Douglas, Norman Corwin, Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Vincente Minnelli

Classic Movie History Project: 1931 – Stars Emerge

January 13, 2014 By Cliff Aliperti 20 Comments

Cimarron Trade Ad

As part of the Classic Film History Project Blogathon a look at the brand new stars and popular film cycles that dominated Hollywood in 1931. Gangsters and newspapermen, horrors and fallen women abound. With list of major studio releases for 1931.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: 1931, Adaptations, Gangsters, Horror, Journalists, melodrama, newspapers, pre-Code

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